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Now It’s Red Line Riders’ Turn for Weekend Headaches
If you rely on the Orange Line to get around, it’s likely been a rough couple of weekends for you. For six straight weeks, you’ve […]
The Reimagined Commuter Rail: Electric Cars, Shorter Wait Times, and Better Accessibility
The highly anticipated North Station/South Station connector tunnel may not have made the cut—but the MBTA’s oversight board voted in favor of several other resolutions […]
Scenes from a Disaster: Today’s Surprise Orange Line Shutdown
Update, 10/21 2:23 p.m.: The MBTA has tweeted that work on the Orange Line has been completed and safety tested, allowing regular service to resume. […]
Forget Sitting in Traffic: It’s Time for Boston to Take a Hike
It sounds impossible, yet somehow the nightmare of getting around Boston seems to be getting worse. The T is often quite literally going off the […]
One of the Bridges Closed for the GLX Will Reopen Early, but There’s a Catch
As Green Line Extension crews work around the clock to construct new viaducts, shift miles of track, and upgrade roadways, Cambridge and Somerville drivers are […]
The First Brand New Red Line Trains Have Arrived in Boston
Opening a new chapter in the MBTA’s efforts to replace its fleet of train cars, the first set of brand-new Red Line vehicles have officially arrived […]
Is the MBTA Really Going to Start Weekday Closures in 2020?
How many days of shuttle buses would you take in exchange for a shiny, new T? During an interview with WGBH Wednesday, the MBTA’s general […]
Hope You Didn’t Want to Ride a New Orange Line Car This Week
Oh, you thought you might finally get a chance this week to sit on those new plastic Orange Line seats? You thought you were going […]
The MBTA Says the Red Line Is Finally Back to Normal
The Red Line suffered the signal problem to end all signal problems back in June, when a train hopped off the tracks and smashed into the […]
The MBTA Just Doubled Your Odds of Riding a New Orange Line Train
Who doesn’t love snagging a spot on the MBTA’s brand new Orange Line train, the first of many to be debuted on the line as […]
Derailed: My Public Transit Odyssey across Massachusetts
It’s 6:30 a.m., and I’m standing beside a bus shelter in the parking lot of the North Adams Walmart Supercenter with an envelope filled with […]
At Long Last, We Know What Caused the Red Line Derailment
The mystery of what, exactly, caused the derailment that made the Red Line such a nightmare this summer has finally been solved. In a report released […]
Kiss Your Familiar Morning Commute Goodbye: Two Dozen Bus Routes Are Changing
If you’re planning on taking an MBTA bus home from your Labor Day barbecue, you might want to double check the schedule first. Starting September […]
A 21-Year-Old Man Was Struck and Killed by the Commuter Rail Monday Morning
A man who was struck by a commuter rail train Monday morning has died, MBTA transit police confirmed. Police received a call around 6:20 a.m. […]
An MBTA Ferry Ran Aground in Boston Harbor, Injuring Four
Under a cover of heavy fog, an MBTA ferry en route from Hull to Boston ran aground near Long Island in the Harbor Friday morning. Four […]